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[oncogene.livejournal.com]

Okay, here's another question for you. Slang, this time. How do you say "lame" in Russian? Not the "Oh no, the poor bunny has a lame foot!" But rather "Dammit, my computer is so lame compared to your kickass laptop."

Obscene verses

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Obscene (funny) verses in Russian with English translation.
Authors and translator(s) are unknown (at least to me), so this may be considered a folklore.
It may be interesting even for those who don't know Russian at all.

Warning! Explicitly sexual content (no pictures, only text).

http://na15.h1.ru/chast.htm
http://moonslife.narod.ru/Frames/Cast.html

If case moderators think such content is inappropriate here, I ask them to delete it and not to ban me.

Update. Some more is here:
http://wwwboards.auto.ru/honda/1035/319932.shtml

Russian cartoons

[soidisantfille.livejournal.com]

I recent came across the cartoon "Malysh i Karlson", on a DVD collection of Russian children's cartoons. My Russian is not that great, so I could understand only about a quarter of what the characters were saying to one another (also because their voices are naturally exaggerated). Can someone please explain to me what the premise of the show is? From what I gathered, Karlson is Malysh's imaginary friend, and he lives on the roof.

I really like the style of illustration used by the artists on this show... the sketchy backgrounds and washed-out colours are quite beautiful. It makes me think of old-style Looney Tunes, before they became so bright and abrasive.

Are there any other great Russian cartoons I should know about? I've seen "Cheburashka" and "Troe iz Prostakvashino", but I'm just wondering what else is out there...

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[tapdancinnoodle.livejournal.com]

Hi my name is Natasha. I'm only in my second quarter of Russian, but I'm totally digging it! I only have one question:

How do you say:

"I love you, you know..."